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Alfred Jenness Natural Area

Alfred Jenness Natural Area from directly overhead

Alfred Jenness Natural Area is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 257 m. Tinkham Hill stands 692 m to the west, 9.3 miles off. The nearest named place is George Duncan State Forest, a nature reserve 0.8 miles away. Lakes Region Tour passes 8.8 miles off.

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What to expect

Operated by
New Hampton Conservation Commission
Getting there

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Coordinates43.58577, -71.67523

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Parks
  • Kelley Park: 3.3 mi
  • Mill Stream Park: 3.7 mi
  • Cummings Beach: 4.5 mi
  • Eames Recreation and Wildlife Area: 5.5 mi
  • Barrett Park: 5.8 mi
Cliffs: 57
Beaches: 44
  • Hermit Lake Town Beach: 3.5 mi
  • Avery-Crouse Beach: 3.8 mi
  • Griffin Beach: 8.1 mi
  • Sandborn Town Beach: 8.2 mi
  • Lagace Beach: 8.8 mi
Historic sites: 31
Museums: 23
Waterfalls: 20
  • Profile Falls: 3.2 mi
  • Welton Falls: 10.7 mi
  • Elizabeth Falls: 11.9 mi
  • Sculptured Rocks: 12.3 mi
  • Livermore Falls: 13.8 mi
Artworks: 20
  • Turitella: 10.0 mi
  • Dragon Fly: 10.0 mi
  • #14 / White: 10.0 mi
  • #28 / South of the Border in Koyoto: 10.0 mi
  • #10 / Dog: 10.0 mi
Attractions: 11
  • Weirs Beach Go-Kart Track: 10.0 mi
  • Monkey Trunks Weirs Beach: 10.1 mi
  • Funspot: 10.1 mi
  • Go-Karts: 11.3 mi
  • Bumper Boats: 11.3 mi
Gardens: 5
  • Peace Garden: 12.2 mi
  • Botanical Garden: 18.2 mi
  • Vegetable Garden: 18.3 mi
  • Ken Kasarjian Community Garden: 18.7 mi
  • Garden at Tracy Library: 19.6 mi
Springs: 4
  • Breck-Plankey Spring: 3.7 mi
  • Crystal Spring: 10.9 mi
  • Huckins Spring: 16.9 mi
  • Elliott Spring: 24.4 mi
Rest areas: 3
Picnic sites: 3
Covered bridges: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.5 miles of Alfred Jenness Natural Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Tinkham HillW 272°692 m9.3 mi
Plymouth MountainNNW 344°664 m8.8 mi
Forbes MountainW 268°658 m7.9 mi
Pine HillW 270°637 m7.8 mi
Braley HillW 276°635 m9.4 mi
Hutchins HillWNW 286°629 m9.2 mi
Hersey MountainSSE 146°608 m1.6 mi
The PinnacleW 269°604 m8.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2118:59
June solstice05:0619:4820:32
September equinox06:3518:0818:46
December solstice07:1815:2716:14

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F192231435564706860483626
Precip in3.12.83.33.53.64.34.24.13.74.93.94.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Franklin Falls DAM, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/47798480

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